Press release
Functionality and flexibility go colour:
Konica Minolta’s magicolor 1680MF and
magicolor 1690MF
Langenhagen, Germany, January 2009
Those who have been looking for a smart multi-talent for small businesses or
home offices can stop searching: Konica Minolta’s new compact and quiet allrounders, the magicolor 1680MF and the magicolor 1690MF, offer up to four
functions – printing, copying, scanning and faxing – in one single device. The
featured flexible media handling makes the all-in-one systems a reliable
partner to process variable paper formats and weights. Users get high print
quality with clear and sharp colour printouts from the integrated Simitri HD
toner.

“From the beginning of January 2009, the systems will be available in different
configurations to meet our customers’ specific needs,” says Christina Stubinski,
Product Manager Printer at Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe. “With their
extremely low noise level, the devices are perfect co-workers in home offices and
small businesses.”

The magicolor 1680MF comes as a 3-in-1 version with print, copy and scan functions.
For customers also requiring faxing the standard magicolor 1690MF is the best
option that can be easily integrated into any network, too. Teams with larger print
runs benefit from the magicolor 1690MF-d with a duplex unit for double sided printing

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and from the magicolor 1690MF-dt with a duplexer and an additional lower paper
feeder.
Broad versatility is what Konica Minolta’s magicolor 1680MF and the magicolor
1690MF are all about. Their high media flexibility allows processing paper from 60 up
to 209 gsm; let it be thick paper, labels, or envelopes. Whether the user seeks to
create presentations, signs, double sided business cards or sales support items, the
new magicolors easily handle a wide range of in-house production. Quick document
duplication is made possible thanks to the ID card copy mode that transfers both
sides of a document to one single sheet. This helps to cut costs and so do the two
separate start buttons for colour or monochrome copying.

The space-saving all-in-ones make all scan jobs child’s play for which special scan
functions are responsible. With LinkMagic, for instance, users are able to scan data
directly to any folder on their computer. Though the software not only attaches
scanned documents directly to emails, it also generates new documents with the
scans and opens the appropriate applications on the user’s desktop. The magicolor
1690MF additionally scans to e-mail and reaches highest flexibility level with its
standard fax function. For a maximum ease of copying, scanning and faxing its
standard automatic document feeder processes several pages at once.

Besides outstanding flexibility, Konica Minolta’s magicolor 1680MF and magicolor
1690MF distinguish themselves through an excellent performance in quality and
economy. The Simitri HD toner, one of Konica Minolta’s proprietary technologies,
ensures sharp lines as well as impressive and long lasting colours. Apart from the
implemented toner save mode, it is the simple monochrome copy function and the
additional duplex print unit that keep costs down in everyday operation of the new allrounders.

Even inexperienced users will be able to cope with the magicolor 1680MF and the
magicolor 1690MF quickly, as self-explanatory buttons make their handling quite
effortless while the clear layout of their large display is readily comprehensible for

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everybody. With their unobtrusive, compact design and small footprint, the devices
perfectly fit into any office. Users will also benefit from the easy way to exchange
consumables as both all-in-ones offer direct access to cartridges right from the front
of the systems.

As a part of Konica Minolta’s comprehensive environmental commitment the
company recycles empty cartridges to 99% in its global Clean Planet Program. This
programme also includes technical innovations, leading to lower environmental
impact of its products. The Simitri HD toner used with the magicolor 1680MF and the
magicolor 1690MF requires a significantly lower fusing temperature compared to
conventional toners and thus consumes much less energy. The toner’s
environmental friendliness starts as early as during its production process: 40% less
carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide are emitted than during the
production of conventional toners.

“Our magicolor 1680MF and magicolor 1690MF bring more convenience to any small
business or home office,” adds Christina Stubinski. “We managed to put all the
functions and flexibility that are needed in daily business in one compact, quiet and
reliable system that delivers outputs of highest quality while protecting the
environment. Our new all-in-ones definitely prove to be true multi-talents.”

The standard magicolor 1690MF is a compact and quiet all-in-ones for small and
home offices featuring print, copy, scan and fax functions.

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For even more flexibility the magicolor 1690MF-dt is equipped with a duplex unit and
a lower paper feeder for workgroups requiring larger print runs.

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About Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH is a leading provider of image
information products with subsidiaries and distributors in more than 50 countries in
the EMEA region. The company places major emphasis on the document
management and solution business in the office and production environment,
especially in the field of colour output as well as related supplies. Konica Minolta
Business Solutions Europe is a subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Technologies,
Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. With a total workforce of 22,500 employees
worldwide, Konica Minolta Business Technologies gained net sales of over 4.4 billion
euros in fiscal 2007/2008. Building on its strong core of optical technologies
developed over many years as a printer and camera manufacturer, Konica Minolta
Business Technologies aims to be a corporation offering products and services that
are essential to all areas of digital imaging.
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Contact:
Christina Stubinski
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH
Phone: +49 (0)511 7404-5918
Christina.Stubinski@konicaminolta.eu
Claudia Bitzer
Pleon GmbH
Phone: +49 (0)711 210 99-416
KonicaMinoltaTeam@pleon.com